One Ashok Malhotra got the permission for selling tea and snacks in the Assembly building in Delhi. Over the years he got to know politicians and civil servants and was able get more than 5000 plots allotted to him with multiple false identities. These were small plots meant for resettlement of slum dwellers and presumably one for each family. This was so lucrative that he runs a dozen luxury cars with customized number plates. When the story broke officials at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi ( MCD ) tried to burn more than 2500 files to get rid of evidence. Will anybody be punished for this scam? Unlikely. With so many employees it will prove well nigh impossible to pin any blame and after some time the story will disappear. The best course of action will be to sack all employees of MCD and New Delhi Municipal Corporation ( NDMC ) and privatise services with strict penalties for any deficiency. Of course, it will be heartless to allow so many crooks and their families to starve so I suggest that all employees should be paid their full salaries not to come to work and when each retires he or she be paid pension as per service rules. This can be done easily through local banks. This may sound daft but I am betting that by getting rid of all the crooks in one fell swoop we, the taxpayers can get excellent service and actually save money. At the same time the bleeding hearts will have no cause to rent their hair. Will this happen? Will politicians give up such fantastic sources of plunder? Hilarious.